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"As I had collaborated with visual artists before whether on installations, on performance pieces, in the context of theatre works and as I had taught for a time in art colleges the idea of writing music in response to painting was not alien."
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"I've heard though that there is a younger generation of tonal French composers who are reacting with vigour."
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"It makes sense to invest in new work. It's almost like having a research department in a scientific laboratory. You have to try things out. You'll make some bad mistakes. Some things will fail but at least you'll energise the organisation."
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"The academic area of new music or modern music festivals is not something which attracts me at all."
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